Variable speed and rocking mechanism



Nov. 10,194.2; R. F. HLAVATY v 2,301,543

VARIABLE SPEED AND ROGKING MECHANISM Nov. 10, 1942. R, F, HLAVATY 2,301,543 v VARIABLE SPEED AND BOOKING MEGHANISM Filed sept. 29, 1941' e'sheets-sheet 2 Nov. 10, 1942. R. F. HLAVATY 2,301,543

VARIABLE SPEED AND ROCKING MECHANISM Filed Sept. 29. 1941 6 Sheets-'Sheet 3 Nov. 10, 1942. l?, F HLAVATY v 2,301,543

VARIABLESPEED AND BOOKING MECHANIBM Filed sept 29' 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Nov. 1o, 1942. R F, HLAVATY' 2,301,543

I VARIABLE SPEED AND ROCKING MECHANISM Filed sept. 29, 1941 5 sheets-sheet 5 NOW-10 1'941 R. F. HLAvA'rY l 2,301,543

VARIABLE SPEED AND RocKiNG MECHANISM Filed sept. 29., 1941 es sheets-sheets pomtion oi adjustment.

Patented Nov. 1o, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VARIABLE SPEED MECHANI M Assiri nocxiNG Rudolph F. Blavaty, Cicero, Ill. Application September 29, 1941, Serial No. 412,816 20 Claims. (Cl. 'i4-117) dition a back-and-forth movement, so .that it moves in its main direction not directly, but by moving forwardly 'a given distance and backwardly a lesser distance, and repeating jthis back-and-forwardmovement as long as is desired.-

6-6 of AFigure 4 on an enlarged scale, through a portion of the control setting means.`

Figure 7 is a. horizontal, transverse sectional detail taken at line 'l--1 of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale talien at line 8-.801 Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a detail in elevation, with parts, broken away and parts in section,l showing one of the elements ofthe coupling shown in Figv ure 8.

VFigure 10 is an elevation with parts broken I away and parts in section, oi one o! the gear I l The drive. is Iillustrated here as'applied to a conveyor belt, but may be applied to an apron, a

screen, a link, or a sectional apron, or a band or a belt or any member which is toV be moved at variable speeds and which may be nioved in a straight-away direction or in a step by step, :back

' and forth movement. The invention is not limited to the association of the drive wlthany one membersof the drive. Figure 11 is an end-elevation of the membersv shown in Figure 10. t

Figure 12 is a transverse. vertical section on ,an l enlarged scale, taken at' line I2 |2 of Figure 4.-

Figure 1.3 is a transverse, vertical section taken at line |3-l3 of Figure 8.

VFigure 1 4 is a view generally similar to Fig'-v urea, but illustrating a modined/ form of the in-l vention.,

Figure 15 is a transverse, vertical section on an enlarged scale taken at line is-is or Figure 14.

of the members or types of members indicated,

and it may be applied wherever -a variable speed drive -is required, and it may also be applied wherever sucha drive associated with'a back and forth movement is required.

Another object is to provide a drive which has only a back-andlforth movement, without any main conveying or continuous movement.

Another object is to provide a drive which may Abe varied while in operation from a zero speed l to any speed within its total limit of variation.

-Otlier objects will appear from time to 4time throughout the speciiication and claims.

This invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure lis a side elevation, with parts broken away and parts omitted, illustrating one form of the drive applied to a. conveying mechanism.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary lplan viewof the control apparatus. y

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken at' line 8 3 oi' Figure l.

Figure 41s an elevation with parts' omitted undv parts broken away. showing. the apparatus of 1^ Figure 1 in the zero position of adjustment.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken at line 6 4 of Figure 4, showing the control handle in one Like parts are indicated by like characters' throughout-the specification and the drawings. I n 4the form here shown, the' invention is ap- 'plied to a conveyor, and embodies mechanism which may beused for a back-and-forth movement, or for a back-and-iorth movement coupled with a.- forward movement without any Vbaclrand-forth movement.

`As illustrated the. mechanism is assembled on a base member I from which a: plurality' of-upright members 2, 2 extend to carry varlousparts of the assembly and the drive. Suitable frame or supporting members will, oi course, be pro- Figures is a horizontal section taken at lineal vided, and their'details form no essential part of the invention and the-description of them isreduced as `much as possible to`avoid confusion. The invention does not reside in the'details of the frame or housing construction.'

As shown in the drawings, avoonveyor belt I is positioned about a pulley I, whichis carried' 0n` l i a shaft 5, the shaft being mountedv insuitable -bearing's in an upright member Ifo! which` at least two would be provided but of which only one is shown, for purposes of simpliilcationi*11 Fixed on the shaft 5 is a sprocket 1. Carried in suitable bearings in the member 6 is a second shaft I', on

which a pulley 9 is mounted,"and the' shaft 'l carries a second sprocket". Thepulley l may be considered as a pulleyor as an Vorjilattening lroller designed lto contact thev material which over the conveyor belt I. A third' sprocket I| is mounted in a stub shaft It carried in suitable bearings on the member 8. A chain I3 passes about and engages the three sprockets mentioned, and may/also engage a fourth sprocket |4, carried on a stub shaft I6, which might be a take-up mechanism. Any of the pulleys or sprockets may be adjustable, and

the details of their construction form no essencarries in the particular form here shown three pins 24, upon each of which a pinion 26 is loosely mounted for rotation. Fixed on the shaft. I1 is a gear 26 which is adjustably held in position accises on one of the supporting members 2. The farthereon by set screw 21. 'I'his gear meshes with n the pinions and with an internal gear 28, formed in the drum 29, which supports a part of a disk 38. The disk 38 has preferably integral with it an exteriorly. threaded tubular hub 3| which is supported on the shaft I1 in antifriction bearings 82-32.

Positioned on the tubular hub 3| and engaging its threads for limited rotation is a gear member 33 wihch is interiorly threaded as at 34 and is provided on its opposite end with lugs 35 which engage corresponding lugs 36 in a collar 31, which is removably held upon the hub 3| by a set screw 38. A certain amount of play is provided between the lugs 35 and the lugs 36.

A disc 39 which is held against movement by a member 39a, is threaded upon a collar 48 and is held in adjusted position thereon by a' set screw 4|. A brake band 42 is secured on the inner face of the member 39 by screws 43 or otherwise. A packing 44 is received in a suitable depression 46 in the drum 29 and bears upon the inner face of the disc 2|.

As shown, the gear member 33 is bevelle'd as at 46 and meshes with a-beve1 gear 41 fixed on a one of the disc members 58 and providing a surface against which the balls or rollers 53 may be fitted. Each of the members 55 has a lateral extension 66 to which a pair of arms 61 is secured for rotation by a pin 58. Each of the members 58 is provided with a spacing extension 59, about which a retainer'68 is secured in adjusted position by a set screw 6|. The retainers 68 have the tioned for reading a connection with an index blade 61. Extending upwardly from the outer end of the arm 62 is a link 68 which is pivoted to an arm 69 which, in the particular form here shown, is integral with a hub 18 and a lever arm 1I at right angles to the arm 69, the arm 1I being at its opposite end secured to the lever arm 65 which carries the index member 66. The hub 18 is pivoted on a pin 12which is itself fixed in a block -13 positioned in a groove 14 in the disc 15. A screw 16 is threaded in the block 13 and passes through a. portion 11 of the disc 15. The upper end of the screw 16 extends outwardly beyond the periphery of the disc 15 and has'positioned in it a. plurality of pins 18 by means of which it may be rotated. The pins 18 are positioned preferably in an enlarged head 19 which may be formed integrally with the screw. A collar 88 is fixed on the screw within the gro/ove 14 ofthe disc 16, and the screw may alsoy carry a limit 8| vat its opposite end. l

As a means for rotating the screw in order to accomplish adjustment while the drive is in operation, a handle 82 is provided on the rocker member 83 which is supported in bearings 84 and is normally held in upright position by a spring l 85 engaging flattened portion 86 of one end of function of holding the balls or rollers 53 in the depressions or pockets 6|. It is to be understood that the portions 59 may be integral with the portions 60 or may be made separately. It will be noticed that there are four sets of members 61, two positioned to the right, as shown in Figures 1 and 4 and two positioned to the left. As shown particularly in Figure 1, the two closest pairs of members 51 are connected at their upper .end to an ,arm 82, which is itself pivoted as at 63 tioned above.

gear ||1 which may be driven by the member 83. The ends of the member 83 are preferablyvrounded to facilitate their rotation.`

rounded cam portions 81 and 88, the ends of which may be moved to contact the pins 18 as shown in Figure 5, or both of which may be held out of contact with the pins by the spring 85, 'as shown in' Figures 3 and 4.

A rocking mechanism is provided and is shown primarily in Figures 1 and 3 and 4. This rocking mechanism includes a rocker arm 89 supported on a shaft 98, supported in bearings 9|, 8| on uprights 2. The rocker arm 89 carries at each end segments 92, 92, which act as guides each for one end of a chain 93, the ends of the chains `being secured to the segments 92 as at 94. The chain passes about a sprocket 22 men- Secured to the shaft 98 is the arm 96, which at its outer end is secured to a link 91 by a universal joint 96. At its upper end the link is secured by universal joint 98 to a pin 99, which is fixed in a disc I 88, mounted on a shaft |8|. An arm might be substituted for the disc. 'I'he arm shaft I8| is carried in a bearing |82, supported in one of the members 2, and at its outer end the shaft carries a gear |83, which meshes with a gear |84. The gear |84 is fixed on a hub |85, winch is loose on a shaft |86. The hub |85, as shown in'Figure 3, is provided with a clutch portion |81 and with an oppositely fixed clutchportion |88. It is groovedas at |89 to receive an operating member ||8 which has a handle portion A clutch member ||2 is fixed on the shaft |86 adjacent the clutch portion |88 of the hub |85, and a fixed clutch portion I|3 is secured to the bearing ||4 adjacentl the clutch portion |81 of the hub |85. The shaft |86 is also supported in a bearing ||5 carried by an arm ||6, and has at its outer end a pulley or a belt or chain ||8 or otherwise. -The shaft |86 at the end oppoprojection |23.v` A retainer |23 is fixed on the end of the shaft llll'to prevent displacement of the gear |24. A shaft |21 is oarriedln suitable bearings |23 and |23. A clutch member |33, with gear |3041. is slideably mounted on the shaft and has a clutch portion |3| which may engage a fixed clutch portion |32. .This latter is rigidly mounted and acts as abrake for the clutch member |33 when the two are engaged. An opposite clutch portion |33 is formed on the member |33 and may engage a clutch member |34 fixed on the shaft |21. A lever |33 engages the clutch member |33 and can. be used to move it to any desired position of adjustment; either for driving or for locking it. The idler'pulleys |33, |33 are free on the shaft |21, and a driving pulley |31 is mounted between them and fixed to the shaft. A` driving pulley |33 is mounted on a shaft |33 which issupported in bearings |43, and the shaft carries the second pulley |4|. A belt |42- engages -the pulley |33 and one or another of the pulleys |33 and |31. A second reversed belt |43 engages the pulley |38 and may engage one or -another ofthe pulleys |33,and |31. An adjusting means |44 engages the belts |42 and |43 and may be moved to adJustthem as desired. -v

It will be realized that whereas! have described and shown a practical and operative embodiment of my invention and the method for carrying it out, nevertheless many changes may be made in 1 the. size, shape, number and disposition of parts and in the details and steps of such method without departing from the spirit of my invention. I

is secured to a link 3,3. l

rotates, the link 33 is raised and lowered, and as may, for example, be positioned with its center corresponding with the center of the shaft |33, and in that case, no turning movement will be transmitted to the maindrive. When the block 1 5 13 is moved out of center with the shaft |33,

som'e turning eifect is transmitted.. the amount and degree of this effect depending upon the posi-l tion of adjustment of the block 13. A short link" a 33 is pivoted to the block 13 and at its freey end When the member 13 it goes upward, it carries with it two ofthe members 31, as shown particularly in Figures 1 and 4. Each of the members 31 is fastened to a clutch 15 of the type shown in detail in Figure 13, but

the members 33 of this pair of clutches are reversed with respect to each other, so that when the link 33 is raised, one of the clutches engages androtates the shaft 43, and when the link 33 goes down, the other clutchengages and rotates the shaft 43 in the same direction. 'Ihus as the link 33 rises and falls. there .is a turning effect on the shaft 43. From Figures 1 and 43 it will be seen that there is a second pair of members 31 engaging a second pair of clutches, in a manner similar to that just described.. They also 4transmit a rotary eil'ect to the shaft 43 upon an Aup and down movementjbut they are so spaced with respect to the iirst mentioned pair.

o f members 31 that one is down when the other is up. and they movexoppositelywith respect to each other.l This movement l"is not exactly opf posite in the sense that onelpair starts down at the exact instant that the other starts up, but in general, the movement of one set of members 31 is related tothe movement vof the other set, so

that one is im ting a turning effect to the shaft 43 when e other ls not.

'I'he upper ends of the members 31 of the sec- 40I ond set are secured to a lever arm 34, which is pivoted at 33. The other end of that arm -33 isfsecured by a link 11 to the pivot on the block 13|, and thus the leve arm 34, 33 is rotated by the rotary member 13. It will be noticed that therefore wish my description and drawings to be a radius arm 32 is provided to control the directaken as in abroad sense illustrative or diagramfmatic, rather-than as limiting me to my precise showing.

The use and operation of the invention are as follows:

The device of the 'ilrst I3 figures includes a variable speed drive designed to drive a mmforth movement; 'I'his latter means may be in operation or it may not. When it is not in operation, the drive is straight forward in one direction. ,When itlis inoperation, the ldrive is back andforthu It may be merely back and forth, without anyposltive conveying effect, or it may be backand forth with a conveying effect in one direction. When the latter is the oase, itis as though a back and forward movement were 'superimposed upon a straight driving movement The .straight forward" drive-,will nrst vbezile scribed. "me shaft' m is driven by a bei; vm which -drives the. pulley. ||1. shift might be directly driven byavmotor or. oth i The rotary member 13, whichisiixed' 'onthe shaft |33, has adiustably positionedin numbing! -13. This block may be moved throughe .voor eiuteaes u and as,

tion of the movement of the lower end ofthe link 33. In order to adjust the stroke or upand-down movement of the members 31, the block 13 is adjustable, and it is desirable to adjust it while the apparatus isin motion, and this is accomlplishei'l by the structure which includes a handle 32 or a rotary member 33 with adjusting points 31 and 33. 'I'his handle, is shown particularly in Figure 5. maybe moved so that one or anotherof the adjusting points .will contact the pins -13- on the threaded bolt 13V and rotate it to the right or to the left. so as to move the block 13 in or out and to increase and decreasethe stroke w imparted to the members 31. The spring 33 and 4the attened portion 33 cooperate to hold the `adjusting handle in the inactive position, except whenit is positively manipulated othe A ,gauge or index maybe m'red on the .machine and .es .associated with-a needle 33 to indicate visually fthe which has been given'. l Rotation ofthe shaft 43 istransmitted through gear-41 to the bevelled gear 43 on themember 3 3, and from it to-the collar 31 by means and thence through the cylindrical member 'carries on' its;y innerfacejthe internal gear 23. Rotation ofthis gear rotates the Planet gears, and theyin turn-rotate the shaft 23, which sar sus a wide rame of. positions or ,IUI the pinion- Ik planet sem u are m- -ried from a disc 2|, which is held stationary when the rocking motion is not in operation. The conveyor is driven by a chain |3, which meshes with the sprocket I6 and with a sprocket 1 on the conveyor vshaft 5. From the mechanism lthus far described, it is clear thatl a straight forward drive is provided which is capable of accurate and wide spread adjustment as to speed, and that a possibility that it might tend to over-run.

this adjustment can be carried out while the mechanism is in motion. While the drive is shown as applied to a belt, which may be a conveyor belt, it is not limited to that use and may be used for any purpose for which such a variable speed drive is desired.

The rocking mechanism will now be described. As shown in Figures 1 and 3,` a rotor |00 is mounted on a shaft which carries a gear |03, and this gear meshes with the gear |04, slideably mounted on the shaft |06 and provided with clutch means so that it may be moved into and out of engagement, and thus the gear U03 may be driven or not, as desired. When it is not to be driven, it may be locked in place by engagement of the clutch parts |01 and ||3.

Mounted on the rotor |00 is a pin 99, which may be adjustable to'vary the stroke imparted to the member which it drives. A link 91 is connected to the pin 99 by a universal joint, although the universal joint -is not essential. At its opposite end the link 91 is secured by. a second optional universal joint 96 to a lever arm 95 which is xed on a rock shaft 90. As the rotor |06 rotates the link oscillates the rock shaft by means of the arm 95. Fixed on the rock shaft 90 are a pair of arms 89, each of which carries at its outer end a curved o'r arcuate member 92,

and to each of these members there is secured one end of a chain 93. Thischain engages a sprocket 22, which is fastened to the disc 2|, upon which the planet gears 25 are supported I for rotation, and rocking movement of the member 89 thus rocks the disc 2|, and through it rocks or moves the planet gears back and. forth.

If the straight forward drive is in operation at the time that the rocking drive is also in operation, the eiect of superimposing the rocking movement on the straight forward driving movement is tol augment and diminish the straight forward driving movement, and dependstraight forward movement, so far as the conveyor or other. driven member itself is concerned,

. but of course the movement of the shaft 48 is not unaffected by the rocking movement of the mem-l ber 2|.

Braking meansare' provided for the rocking movement, and these include a disc 39 mounted on a ring member 40. .The ring 40 is loose on the cylindrical portion of the member 33, and the disc 39 is held against rotation by the member 39a, which is secured to any fixed member The braking means prevents this. When the rocking drive is rocking in the direction of the forward drive and it is reversed, the threaded portion 9| tends to rotate more rapidly than does the threaded portion lof the member 33, and tends to work to the left with respect to that member from the position shown in Figure 8. When that occurs, the housing 29, which is an integral part of the member 3|, moves with it slightly as the threads tighten, and the brake band 42 is compressed, and its associated parts are stopped from further rotation. This effect might be omitted and might be arranged to take place with greater or less speed and the arrangement might be reversed so that braking would take place on the opposite rocking movement.

, In the particular form here shown, since the clearance of the parts is slight, the braking effect acts very promptly. I

In the form of the device shown, for example, in the earlier figures, the shaft |0|, from which the rocking drive is driven, does not reverse. In the form shown in Figures 14 and 15, means are provided for reversing the drive of that shaft, and this is accomplished by the pulleys |38 and |31 and two belts |42 and |43, which are driven from the main driving pulley |38. This type of reversing drive is well-known, but the presence of a reversing drive in the rocking means introduces a problem which does not occur where the shaft which drives the rocking means rotates always in a single direction. The mechanism of Figures 14 and 15 provides not only for the reversal of direction in which the vshaft |0| is driven, but also provides for a time lag in the reversal of the direction of the drive.

direction of rotation of the gear |24, the pin |25 contacts one vof the abutments |23. If now the direction of rotation of the gear |24 is reversed, it will first move to separate the pin |25 from the abutment |23 with'whlch it has been in contact,

. posite abutment that any driving effect is transin the assembly, such as a frame member, or as shown in Figure 8, to the bearing or bearing housing 49 of the shaft 48. Fixed to the disc 39 is a brake band 42 which may bear against the end of the drum' 29. The rocking movement in one direction operates -in the same direction as the straight-,away drive, and there is 75 ment is super-imposed upon the main driving mitted again to the shaft |0|. The amount of play between the pin |25 and the abutments |23 or equivalent parts may be varied to any degree, depending upon the particular installation to which the drive is applied. Not only does this mechanism provide for a time lag in the .operathe'brake mechanism'- of Figure 8 very suddenly.

1. In combination-ina variable speed drive, a shaft, a variable speed drive for driving it at variable speed, asecond shaft, and means for driving it from said firstshaft, and means for imparting a back-and-forth, rocking movement to saidsecond shaft, whereby a rocking movemovement of said second shaft.

2. In combination ina variable speed drive, a

shaft, 'a variable speed drive for driving it at variable speed. a seeondshaft, and means for driving it from said first shaft, a planetary gear assembly associated with said second shaft, and means for imparting a backand-forth,rocking movement to said second shaft, whereby a rocking movement is super-imposed upon the main driving movement of said secondshaft.

mounted for rotation on said carrier, and means f'or rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary 3. In combination in a variable speed drive, a

shaft, a drive for driving it at variable speed,

and means for varying said speed, a second shaft,

and means for driving it from said first shaft, including a gear carrier, and means for imparting a back-and-forth, rocking movement to said second shaft, whereby a rockingmovement is super-imposed upon the main driving movement of said second shaft.

4, In combination in a variable speed drive, a shaft, means for driving it at variable speed, a second shaft, and means for driving it from said first shaft, including a gear carrier, and means for imparting a back-and-forth, rocking movement to said second shaft through said gear carrier, whereby a rocking movement is super-imposed 'upon the main driving movement of said second shaft.

5. In combination in a variable speed drive.

a shaft, means for driving it at variable speed, a

second shaft, and means for driving it from said first shaft, a planetary gear assembly associated with said secondshaft, and including .a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears ,rotatably mounted'on said carrier, and a sun gear fixed onV said second shaft and meshing with said planetary gears, and means for imparting a back-andforth, rocking movement to said second shaft through said gear carrier, whereby a rocking movement is super-imposed upon the main driviing movement of said second shaft.

6. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a gear on said primary shaft,

a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout i' and lmeshing with the first-mentioned gear, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on saidcarrier, and means for rocking said. carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

7. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a I member, .and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, the rocking movement being super-imposed upon the main rotary movement, said drive including a primary shaft, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the firstmentioned gear, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier, and means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

' gears mounted for rotation on said carrienand gears are moved back and forth.

9. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking `movement to said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, and a movable clutch member associated with each of said fixed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch members in pairs, a gear on .said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear', and a gear can'ier, a plurality of planetary gears Vmounted for rotation on said carrier, and means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

10. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement tol said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, and a movable clutch member associated with each of said fixed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch members, and means for varying the speed with which said clutch members are moved, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout, and meshing with the firstmentioned gear, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier, and means for rocking said carrier,

whereby said planetary gears are moved back andforth.

ll. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main `rotation in -a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, the rocking movement being superimposed upon the main rotary movement, said drive including a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, and a movable clutch member associated with each of saidxed clutch members, and means for moving? thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, and 'a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary means for rocking said carrier, whereby said n planetary gears are moved back and forth.

8. In a variable speed drive, means for I ving fa main rotation in a single direction to a l2. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, the rocking movement being superimposed upon the main rotary movement, said drive including a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, and a movable clutch member associated with each of said Afixed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch members in pairs, and means -forvarying the speed with which said clutch members are moved, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier, and.

means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

13. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, said drive including ,said second clutch members, and. means for lvarying the speed with lwhich said y clutch members are moved, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, and a movable clutch member associated with each of said iixed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch tion on said carrier, and means 'for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth. l

14. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a plurality of clutch members fixed to said shaft, anda movable clutch member associated with'each of said fixed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch members, and means for varying the speed with which said clutch members are moved, and means includinglinks attached to said clutch members, anda drive for said links including a rotary member, and an attaching part adjustably mounted on said rotary member for movement toward and away from its axis of rotation, and means for effecting adjustment at said attachment part, while the last-mentioned rotary member is in movement,l a Agear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout; and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier, and means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

15. In avariable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a. member, and means for imparting a rocking movement toA said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a gear on said primary shaft., a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout 17. Ina variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, the rocking movement being superimposed upon the main rotary movement, said drive including a primary shaft, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, a planetary gearA assembly'positioned about -said secondary shaft, and including a housing and an internal gear carried thereby, said housing being positively driven from said first shaft, and a sun gear fixed on saidshaft within said housing, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier and meshing with said sun gear, and means for rocking said careach of said xed clutch members, and means for moving said second clutch members in pairs,

and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, a

planetary gear assembly positioned about said secondary shaft, and including a housing and an internal gear carried thereby, said housing being positively driven from said rst shaft, and a sun gear xed on said shaft within said housing, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier, and means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

1 6. In a variable speed drive, means for imparting a main rotation in a single direction to a member, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said member, said drive including a primary shaft, a gear on said primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear,

l t pane. "its and means for varying the speed with' which said clutch members are moved, said means including links'attached to said clutch members, and a drive for said links including a rotary member, and an attaching part' adjustably mounted on said rotary member for movement toward and away from its axis of rotation, and means for effecting adjustment at said attachment part, while the last-mentioned rotary member is in movement, a gear on said primary shaft, .a secondary shaft, a gear positioned thereabout and meshing with the first-mentioned gear, a pianetary gear assembly positioned about said secondary shaft and including a housing and an internal gear carried lthereby, said housing being positively driven from said rst shaft, and a sun gear xed on said shaft within said housing, and a gear carrier, a plurality of planetary gears mounted for rotation on said carrier and meshing with said sun gear, and means for rocking said carrier, whereby said planetary gears are moved back and forth.

19. In a drive, a rotary member and main driving means for imparting rotation to it, and

means for imparting rocking movement to said rotary member, vsaid rocking movement being simultaneous to and in addition to said rotary movement, said main driving means comprising a plurality of clutch members associated with said rotary member, said clutch members, when moved'in one direction, being eiective to move said rotary member, and means for moving pairs of said clutch members together and for adjusting the speed at which said clutch members are members are moved during their movement, said rocking means comprising a clutch, and a planetary gear inserted in said main drive, and means for imparting a rocking movement to said planetary gear.

20. In combination in a f drive, a shaft, and means for driving said shaft at variable speed, and means in addition to such driving `means for imparting to the drive a back-and-forward movement,

RUDOLPH F. HLAVATY.- 

